Russian news reports said up to three people were killed and five wounded in a shooting in or near the reception area of the Federal Security Service headquarters in central Moscow.
Tag: Espionage and Intelligence Services
Son of Spies Whose Case Inspired ‘The Americans’ Can Become Canadian
Canada’s highest court ruled that the son of the Russian spies whose story helped inspire a hit TV series is entitled to citizenship.
China Protests U.S. Expulsion of 2 Diplomats Accused of Spying
The diplomats were expelled after they drove onto a base that houses the headquarters of the Navy’s SEAL Team 6. China’s denial of the accusations is the first official acknowledgment of the episode.
Goar Vartanyan, Celebrated Soviet Spy, Dies at 93
Without her and her husband, also a Soviet spy, “the history of our world could have been different,” the Kremlin said. But her exact role remains secret.
U.S. Secretly Expelled Chinese Officials Suspected of Spying After Breach of Military Base
Chinese Embassy officials trespassed onto a Virginia base that is home to Special Operations forces. Their expulsions added to tensions between Washington and Beijing.
Facing Criticism Over Muslim Camps, China Says: What’s the Problem?
Chinese officials have released social media videos, blistering editorials and attacks on researchers in a push to counter evidence of its Muslim internment drive.
In Prisoner Swap, Iran Frees American Held Since 2016
Xiyue Wang was a graduate student at Princeton who had been sentenced to 10 years in prison on two charges of espionage that U.S. officials have called groundless.
Iran Is Secretly Moving Missiles Into Iraq, U.S. Officials Say
The buildup of a hidden arsenal of short-range missiles is the latest sign that American efforts to deter Iran have largely failed.
China Is Aiming to ‘Break’ Detained Australian Writer, Lawyers Say
Yang Hengjun has been shackled, cut off from all contact with his family and interrogated daily to make him confess to being a spy, his representatives said.
Assange to Testify on Being Recorded in Embassy in London
Recordings have emerged of private conversations that Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, had while living in the Ecuadorean Embassy. He and a Spanish prosecutor blame the United States.